How far do you live from the tv towers? I'm 13 miles away. Is this going to be too "powerful" to receive tv stations? I would like to get stations from Cleveland, Oh which is much farther.
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I live 45 miles away from the stations. This antenna easily picked up all the stations I wanted. Good luck! Please check out www.tvfool.com for more info on stations you can get in your area.
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I have had the Lava HD antenna for about 3 years now I receive about 15-20 stations most are about 50 miles away, I get the major networks, Fox, PBS and others, Its mounted on my roof about 25' up. I'am happy with it.
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#1,y #2,y and i am across the lake in nice from one of the towers i believe on mt knotki whichis about 25 or 30 miles. i tried everything and it didnt pick up any reception anywhere i put it.
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I live about 40 miles from the nearest tower. It didn't work for me being that far away but 13 miles away should work.
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Are you close to a fairly big city? I got 2 for my mom and daughter and we live in salem which is about 45 miles from Portland. Works great here. It did not work on her older tv but I got her a new one and it work great on that as well as my daughter newer tv.
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I live outside Detroit and I"ll get the local channels, approx. 15, but I have to move the antenna for some of them. All the stations are within 10 miles of my house and the TV is on my screened in patio. I expeced more from an amplified antenna. I also have a cabin in Michigans Upper Peninsula and when they switched from analog to digital broadcasting all the the stations that people could get with the rabbit ear antenna were lost and unless you had cable TV you would get nothing. If you wanted reception you had to buy a tower with a costly antenna and amplifier to get reception. Its obvious to me that the digital signal doesn't reach as far as tha old analog.Terry P I live outside Detroit and I"ll get the local channels, approx. 15, but I have to move the antenna for some of them. All the stations are within 10 miles of my house and the TV is on my screened in patio. I expeced more from an amplified antenna. I also have a cabin in Michigans Upper Peninsula and when they switched from analog to digital broadcasting all the the stations that people could get with the rabbit ear antenna were lost and unless you had cable TV you would get nothing. If you wanted reception you had to buy a tower with a costly antenna and amplifier to get reception. Its... » Read More I live outside Detroit and I"ll get the local channels, approx. 15, but I have to move the antenna for some of them. All the stations are within 10 miles of my house and the TV is on my screened in patio. I expeced more from an amplified antenna. I also have a cabin in Michigans Upper Peninsula and when they switched from analog to digital broadcasting all the the stations that people could get with the rabbit ear antenna were lost and unless you had cable TV you would get nothing. If you wanted reception you had to buy a tower with a costly antenna and amplifier to get reception. Its obvious to me that the digital signal doesn't reach as far as tha old analog.Terry P « Show Less
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If heard of people putting antennas in their attics`. I guess you could this one, too. If your attics big enough and your not to far from TV stations. Buildings and trees block tv signals, I would think an attic does the same? Putting this on a 20-25 ft. pole down the side of house & using Quad Sheild RG-6 coax 75 ohm Cable , probably would get you better signal & stations further away. Mines on a 50ft. tower connected to 50` feet of RG-6 cable down to the amp. & I`m getting stations 60 miles ( south & east) away.
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I'm pretty confident we connected to the TV. We were in a very heavily wooded and isolated location. We were able to get a signal from a city about 45 miles away, but it was spotty at best and weak.
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Just looking at the gain figures, the 4221HD should pull in a little more from 50 miles. But I am not the ultimate expert. I suggest you go to tvfool dot com, put in your exact address and antenna height, and share the link that appears toward top of report with the people at dtvusaforum dot com. They will make specific recommendations based on your exact circumstances. Top antenna professionals donating their time, so be polite. Antenna will probably have to be outdoors at 50 miles. My case was an exception.
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IF VHF is below channel 13, yes. I picked up the channel 6- 3 pbs stations less than 30 miles away and channel 17- 3 uhf stations over 36 miles away. I was not supposed to receive by their chart. The main thing is moving the antenna around until you pick up the stations particularly for the farther stations which were digital (17). The rain did not bother reception, but the snow did.Although I could pick up the stations high on my first floor wall, the reception was better on the second floor.
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Hello: I found this (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-pqrewoC3yoD/learn/learningcenter/home/antenna.html) on distance. It states that 70 miles is the limit - which is the curvature of the Earth. But objects, mountains, etc. in the path, could weaken the signal.You do not need an HDTV but I do recommend it. Some of the picture will be cut off (the sides) and you won't get the clarity. If you buy an HDTV, look for one that has a built-in antenna and perhaps you can avoid buying an external. :)
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The best thing I can think of is to go to the AntennaWeb site and check the recommendations for your address. http://www.antennaweb.org/ The web site will show all the broadcast stations available to you and, most importantly, will tell you what type of antenna you would need to receive a signal from each broadcast tower. This antenna is classified as a "Small Multi-Directional" antenna and I get a signal from all the stations that AntennaWeb says I should with this type of antenna. There are two other stations I would like to pick up, CBS and NBC, but I would need a "Medium Multi-Directional" antenna for those. So I think you should look at the map on AntennaWeb and believe what it says. Also, if you have obstructions such as buildings, lots of trees or big hills between your house and the broadcast tower you'll have difficulty. The stations that I DO receive come in very clear.
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I researched this before purchasing and it appeared to be better than the competition at the time (earlier this year). I live across the sound from seattle (manchester). I have a lot of tall cedars and this area is quite "hilly". And I'm able to get all the local channels, and about 25-30 more that aren't worth viewing. I bought it because I so badly wanted to fire my cable provider, and this little black box worked out for me. I have three, and they all have different levels of reception, because they are all in different windows in my home, but they all give me the major networks. Sometimes, during stormy weather I will get distortion. Try a different location in your home, and definitely on a window sill. Does not work in more remote areas - I know I took it camping and nothing. But if you're only a couple miles from a major hub like Cleveland, then you should definitely be getting pretty good reception. If you're getting other channels, then it's possible that fox and cbs are just out of range. I personally recommend this product. It's all about Geographics. Good luck!
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I don't know how big the range is. It worked ok for me but the local stations are very close by. It probably average. It is going to depend where you live and the geography between you and the broadcast towers.
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I forget the color meanings, That said, I live in Ashland OH, I receive channels from Lorain, Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield. So cleveland is a long ways away. See a map for the distance. I love this antenna.
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TV signals are more or less transmitted via line of sight. Reception distance will depend on the elevation of the transmission tower and the receiver and any buildings, hills, etc, in between. I was able to pull in signals from Oakland to Millbrae, CA.
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Sorry, I didn't keep the packaging, but this is probably avail on their website. For what it's worth, I'm ~50 miles from the transmitters, my antenna is in my second floor attic, and it works great. Not perfect - occasionally I get what presents itself like packet loss, but it's pretty rare. I'm glad I dumped cable. My .02. Good luck.